By Joel D. Pino   Ah the Nike Free; the venerable “minimalist shoe” that was introduced by the iconic company way back in 2004 and has only just been pulled into relevance by the recent barefoot trend. It’s a great shoe. However, plenty of people are put off by the idea of minimizing the amount…

By Amanda Theobald A new product has recently become available by one of the leading compression manufacturers in the medical and sports industry. The CEP Clone Compression Kit. The brand is known as “medi” in the medical world, and CEP in the sport’s world. They have been manufacturing compression for over 50 years with huge…

Hey everyone! My name is Emily Evans and I will be coaching the new walking group. I wanted to give a shout out and tell you a little bit about me what the walking group is all about. If you want to start exercising to get more fit, this group is for you!  You can train to walk…

By Rhielle Widders Trail running is a great way to renew your passion for running. By abandoning the city streets and heading up to the trails, you leave behind the traffic, the noise, the dirty air, and the chaos of city life. You are then transported to a quite, serene, challenging, beautiful place to run…

By Dr. Michael Cerami It shows up without warning, it sneaks up on you, it ruins your season, and it gets almost everyone eventually. No, it’s not the latest horror movie preview for the summer blockbuster; it’s your running injury. Most of the running symptoms I see at the office are (in order of most…

By Amanda Theobald I remember when I was little as I was drinking water my mom asked me, “what does that taste like? But you can’t describe it as water.” I couldn’t think of anything except, “uh, nothing.”  Clearly I was a very imaginative and well-spoken child. Since then, I have been drinking water pretty…

By Elizabeth Jenkins This article was adapted from my own life experiences as well as those of Marty Munson, a writer for Active.com. Read his article here. I am not sure I would consider myself a morning person but I definitely wake up happy most days. However, when I know there is a run waiting for…

By Joel D. Pino Esq. Nothing you do, training wise, the week before a race will improve your race. However, there are plenty of training mistakes you can make the week or days before to ruin all that hard work. What follows are a few pointers I’ve garnered from years in the racing trenches. So…

By Zac Marion I’ve been asking everyone I know for tips on training for a marathon, trying to find the hidden knowledge that only comes from experience. I have compiled a list of 26.2 suggestions to make training for your marathon (or half) that much smoother and more comfortable. 1) Don’t Procrastinate – This step…